MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/18/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 965 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (48-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 1
Tampa Bay Rays (37-49) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 8 1
Rays Topple Twins, 4-2
Tampa Bay picked up a win at Tropicana Field, bumping off the Minnesota Twins, 4-2. Pitcher James Shields was a major reason the Rays emerged victorious. Grant Balfour earned the save for Tampa Bay, his 17th. The Rays are now 37-49, while the Twins fall to 48-40.

With no one out in the bottom of the first, Cristobal Torriente put Tampa Bay in front, 1-0, with a run-scoring single. The Rays went on to win the ballgame.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Shields.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292 2 16
R. Carew 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .312 3 19
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .213 19 44
O. Charleston CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 22 61
K. Puckett LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .222 5 22
C. Travis 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .248 1 15
B. DeMoss 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 1 12
J. Mauer C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .228 9 27
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .197 6 21
Totals 37 2 11 2 1 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Carew (12, 8th Inning off R. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Puckett (5, 9th Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew 4 , K. Puckett 5 , C. Travis 2 , B. DeMoss , J. Mauer , R. Smalley III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , J. Gibson , K. Puckett , J. Mauer
GIDP: J. Gibson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Carew (4)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Charleston (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Travis-DeMoss-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303 8 30
K. Kiermaier CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .234 9 38
C. Torriente DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .268 13 37
B. Lowe 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .219 10 46
G. Carr 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .194 3 15
J. Canseco RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .199 8 25
C. Crawford LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .212 4 25
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 6 29
D. Navarro C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 4 27
Totals 31 4 8 4 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lloyd (16, 2nd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Crawford (8, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 3 , K. Kiermaier , C. Torriente 2 , B. Lowe , G. Carr , C. Crawford 2
2-out RBI: C. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Torriente , C. Crawford , E. Longoria
GIDP: J. Canseco
Sac Fly: G. Carr
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Navarro (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Lloyd-Lowe-Carr, Navarro-Lowe)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (8-6) 5.2 7 4 3 1 5 0 96 2.86   
A. Worthington 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.12   
R. Aguilera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 45
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 25, A. Worthington 6, R. Aguilera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 5-7, A. Worthington 1-2, R. Aguilera 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 96-60, A. Worthington 29-18, R. Aguilera 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Worthington 1-0 , R. Aguilera 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields W (5-9) 6.1 5 0 0 1 6 0 85 3.79   
R. Hernandez 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 5.50   
J. Howell 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 3.49   
G. Balfour SV (17) 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 68
Batters Faced: J. Shields 24, R. Hernandez 6, J. Howell 3, G. Balfour 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 6-5, R. Hernandez 1-1, J. Howell 0-1, G. Balfour 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 85-55, R. Hernandez 25-15, J. Howell 5-5, G. Balfour 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0 , G. Balfour 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Shields
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 17950
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